How Buena Vista's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Buena Vista University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,537, which is 86.22 % of all undergraduate students. 1,374 students which is 76.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,587.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,937 (84%)	$12,665	1,126 (49%)	$4,010	1,879 (82%)	$7,780
2014-15	1,735 (85%)	$12,933	966 (47%)	$4,043	1,548 (76%)	$7,960
2015-16	1,673 (85%)	$13,932	889 (45%)	$4,067	1,509 (76%)	$7,919
2016-17	1,627 (85%)	$13,808	858 (45%)	$3,980	1,490 (78%)	$7,925
2017-18	1,545 (86%)	$14,117	876 (49%)	$4,454	1,377 (76%)	$7,714
2018-19	1,379 (85%)	$15,711	793 (49%)	$4,717	1,242 (77%)	$7,474
2019-20	1,287 (87%)	$17,810	723 (49%)	$4,501	1,137 (77%)	$7,172
2020-21	1,293 (89%)	$18,034	679 (47%)	$4,656	1,100 (76%)	$7,191
2021-22	1,356 (90%)	$20,292	669 (44%)	$4,779	1,080 (72%)	$7,146
Average	1,537 (86.22%)	$15,478	842 (47.11%)	$4,356	1,374 (76.67%)	$7,587

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 219 (99.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $26,433. It can cover 65.77% of tuition & fees ($40,190).

In addition, 175 (79.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,903).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	269 (100%)	$21,207	242 (90%)	$8,570
2014-15	199 (99%)	$21,648	146 (73%)	$7,858
2015-16	222 (100%)	$22,047	168 (75%)	$8,536
2016-17	183 (100%)	$24,599	149 (81%)	$7,913
2017-18	201 (99%)	$24,772	173 (85%)	$7,942
2018-19	200 (100%)	$27,981	160 (80%)	$7,556
2019-20	230 (100%)	$30,803	186 (81%)	$7,364
2020-21	228 (100%)	$31,137	168 (73%)	$7,862
2021-22	237 (100%)	$33,703	180 (76%)	$7,529
Average	219 (99.78%)	$26,433	175 (79.33%)	$7,903

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 91 (41.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,463.

In addition, 98 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (44.67 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	108 (40%)	$4,095	100 (37%)	$1,091	130 (48%)	$4,419	268 (100%)	$17,085
2014-15	69 (34%)	$3,686	63 (31%)	$882	102 (51%)	$5,129	199 (99%)	$17,462
2015-16	75 (34%)	$3,890	75 (34%)	$850	106 (48%)	$5,671	222 (100%)	$17,738
2016-17	73 (40%)	$4,479	69 (38%)	$1,006	75 (41%)	$5,956	183 (100%)	$19,992
2017-18	91 (45%)	$4,772	73 (36%)	$1,024	81 (40%)	$5,840	201 (99%)	$19,886
2018-19	99 (49%)	$4,664	92 (46%)	$893	90 (45%)	$6,195	200 (100%)	$22,474
2019-20	105 (46%)	$4,595	215 (93%)	$1,347	105 (46%)	$6,101	230 (100%)	$24,660
2020-21	105 (46%)	$5,057	105 (46%)	$1,652	103 (45%)	$5,908	226 (99%)	$25,603
2021-22	95 (40%)	$4,925	149 (63%)	$2,984	89 (38%)	$7,113	237 (100%)	$27,182
Average	91 (41.56%)	$4,463	105 (47.11%)	$1,303	98 (44.67%)	$5,815	218 (99.67%)	$21,342

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 175 (79.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $175.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	242 (90%)	$8,570	229 (85%)	$6,482	59 (22%)	$9,994
2014-15	146 (73%)	$7,858	145 (72%)	$6,498	28 (14%)	$7,325
2015-16	168 (75%)	$8,536	167 (75%)	$6,608	33 (15%)	$10,015
2016-17	149 (81%)	$7,913	147 (80%)	$6,267	33 (18%)	$7,813
2017-18	173 (85%)	$7,942	172 (85%)	$6,359	39 (19%)	$7,185
2018-19	160 (80%)	$7,556	158 (79%)	$5,518	79 (39%)	$4,266
2019-20	186 (81%)	$7,364	186 (81%)	$5,390	104 (45%)	$3,531
2020-21	168 (73%)	$7,862	166 (72%)	$5,750	66 (29%)	$5,551
2021-22	180 (76%)	$7,529	179 (76%)	$5,494	39 (16%)	$9,531
Average	175 (79.33%)	$7,903	172 (78.33%)	$6,041	53 (24.11%)	$7,246

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Buena Vista

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time